Spodak Gives Husband A Birthday Surprise

Betty Spodak of Palm-Aire in Pompano Beach saves her best golf shots for special occasions.

Spodak, 66, made her first hole-in-one on June 7, 1961. It was her birthday. She waited 25 years to hit another. It came Jan. 26, on her husband`s birthday.

Spodak, golfing with her husband, Harry, and with Morey and Leila Smith, aced the par-3, 95-yard fourth hole at Palm-Aire`s Palms course. She used a 7-wood.

``It`s very unusual isn`t it?`` Spodak said of her birthday aces. ``I was stunned. It was more exciting for Mr. Smith. He`s been golfing for years and said it was the first hole-in-one he`s ever seen.``

TENNIS

Shawn Craig won the men`s open title in a Deerfield Beach Recreation Department tennis tournament at Pioneer Park last weekend.

March and former Wimbledon champion Fred Perry were television announcers for the Canadian Broadcasting Company`s coverage of the North American Indoor Tennis Championships in Toronto last weekend. The unheralded Srejbar lost to top seed Joakin Nystrom in the finals.

``(Srejbar) is only 22 years old,`` March said. ``He`s 6-8 and he moves well. The guy wears a size 14 shoe. He was playing in size 12s because he couldn`t find a pair up there to fit him. I think he`s going to be one of our next champions.``

The Pompano Beach Tennis Center is holding junior clinics through the winter.

Instruction for tots is held Tuesdays from 4 to 5 p.m., for beginners Mondays from 4 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., for intermediates Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and for advanced players Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

For more information persons may call the Tennis Center at 786-4115.

BASKETBALL

The Pompano Beach Middle School girls` basketball team finished second in the county middle school playoffs. Pompano Beach`s perfect record ended with a 21-17 loss to McNicol Middle School in the county championship. Pompano Beach ended the year 9-1.

With time running out and the game tied, Eddie McCray stole the ball and made a three-point play to lift the Boy`s Club to a 39-36 victory against the Hawks in the Intermediate League in Pompano Beach Recreation Department youth basketball.

McCray converted the steal into a layup despite being fouled. The successful free throw gave him 12 points for the game. Teammate Aaron Pitts added 12 points. Frank Johnson led the Hawks with 14 points.

In another Intermediate game, Roger Holt scored 21 points to lead the Bucks to a 45-15 victory against the Twisters. Hugh Dixon had 11 points for the Twisters.

In Junior League action, Chris McThay scored 10 points to lead the Rattlers past the Stars 20-10. Dante Johnson scored eight points for the Stars.

The Bucks defeated the Twisters 21-14 with Larry Jenkins scoring eight points for the Bucks and Farris Vaughner seven for the Twisters.

The Orangebirds got 11 points each from Walter Mobley and Henry Crockett in defeating the Boy`s Club 31-12. Richard Baker blocked four shots for the winners. Kariem Roberts had eight points for the Boy`s Club.

Steve Maddrey and Ben Mathurin scored eight points each to lead the 76ers to a 26-22 victory against the Bulls in the Lighthouse Point Recreation Department`s Youth Basketball League. Bobby Williams scored 13 points for the Bulls.

In other action, Dean Stevenson scored 11 points to lead the Celtics to a 25-16 victory against the Suns. Mike Bollon and Mark VanVuidam had six points each for the Suns.

SOFTBALL

St. Coleman`s Green swept a doubleheader from St. George in local Broward County Catholic Men`s Softball action. Jeff Gluth hit a grand slam and Jeff Davis pitched a shutout to lead St. Coleman`s to a 7-0 win in the first game. Davis, Tony Burkardt, Rob Scher and Wayne Debish each had two hits to lead St. Coleman`s to a 9-5 victory in the second game.